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•• •• 2010 No. 1 Price: $7.50$7.50 CDNCDN CITROENVIECITROENVIE $7.50$7.50 USUS aa quarterlyquarterly publicationpublication (with(with aa NorthNorth AmericanAmerican perspective)perspective) forfor CitroënCitroën enthusiastsenthusiasts !! 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May 1 & 2, ‘10 - Citromobile - Utrecht, Holland May to September meetings are held outdoors at the Grenadier Restaurant in High Park. May 21-23 ‘10 - Carlisle Import-Kit/Replicar Nationals & CCNA Annual Meeting - Carlisle, PA. Jan. 13 ‘10 - 7 pm - Monthly Club meeting (indoors) at the June 17-20 ‘10 - 34th Citroën Rendezvous - Saratoga Springs, NY. Granite Brewery, on the southeast corner of (Organized by the DriveSheSaid group - Mt. Pleasant & Eglinton Ave. www.driveshesaid.com) Feb. 10 ‘10 - 7 pm - Monthly Club meeting (indoors) at the July 18 ‘10 - Hemmings Concours Invitational - Stratton, VT (will Granite Brewery, on the southeast corner of have a show class dedicated to Citroëns). Mt. Pleasant & Eglinton Ave. Aug. 13-15 ‘10 - Euro Citro - Le Mans, France Mar. 10 ‘10 - 7 pm - Monthly Club meeting (indoors) at the http://www.eurocitro.org/ Granite Brewery, on the southeast corner of Mt. Pleasant & Eglinton Ave. Aug. 21 -22 ‘10 - Micro/Mini Car World Meet - Crystal Lake, MI www.worldmeet2010.com Apr. 14 ‘10 - 7 pm - Monthly Club meeting (indoors) at the Granite Brewery, on the southeast corner of Aug. 16-19, ‘12 - 15th ICCCR - Yorkshire, UK Mt. Pleasant & Eglinton Ave. http://www.icccr2012.org.uK May 8 ‘10 - 10 am - CAC Toronto Spring Outing. A repeat of our Summer ‘13 - 20th International Meeting of 2CV Friends, Spain - adventure/treasure hunt with an all new route! location & dates TBD. May 12 ‘10 - 7 pm - Monthly Club meeting (1st of the year at our outdoor location) at the Grenadier Restauraunt parking lot within High Park. June 6 ‘10 - 12 noon - Citroën Méchoui Montréal Weekend. A About Citroën Autoclub Canada spectacular weekend in Montréal, capped off with a Citroën Méchoui Sunday BBQ. We will Citroën is a French auto maker that began producing cars in 1919 drive to Montréal on Saturday June 5. and continues to do so today. Some of the more famous models include the Traction Avant, the Deux Chevaux (2CV), the ID/DS, SM, GS and the CX. Citroën Autoclub Canada has been promoting Citroën ownership since 1983. Our roots go back to 1972, emerging from a group of teachers and Citroën owners who banded together prior to Citroën leaving the North American market at that time. Now with more than 150 members, we work to keep our Citroëns Cover: Nebo Djurdjevic’s 1971 D-Special snaking on the road, organize various special events each year and meet on through sweeping turns in the late Autumn the second Wednesday of every month in Toronto. We also publish near Restoule (Northern Ontario) Canada. CITROËNVIE magazine quarterly for Citroën enthusiasts around the world to enjoy. Photo by George Dyke CITROËNVIE ! 2 Winter 2010 2009 has been a very hard year for many of us. It has certainly been a very Message from the CAC Prez trying one for me, professionally and in dealing with getting CITROËNVIE es- tablished. Throughout these hardest of times, the ability to escape for a few Our commitment to making CITROËNVIE a quality hours, and perhaps the luxury of a long weekend or two behind the wheel of publication is under constant scrutiny by our Club a Citroën has been the one therapeutic action that, in retrospect, has been executive and by those that regularly contribute the best part of the year by far. Well actually, my trip to Arras France in July content. Larry Lewis for example, has ensured for the 75th Anniversary of the Traction Avant was the highlight of 2009 for that an article is always waiting in my in-box me. But getting out in my Citroëns as much as possible and enjoying get- for inclusion in the next issue. That’s input that togethers with Citroën friends, has made for great moments in 2009 that I deserves recognition. In fact, you can read two know will be my fondest memories. of his pieces in this issue. Trust Larry to cut to Other work behind the scenes has seen Jim Sciberas, Nebo Djurdjevic and the chase with his “tell it like it is” writing style. Bernard Laborde sort through all our Club tools, categorize and photograph His “He Won’t Shut Up About Tractions” piece is them. They are now listed in a comprehensive list on our CAC site. Thank destined to be a classic. I have observed, first- you very much gentlemen! They are there for CAC members in Canada to hand, a few of the situations he describes. I had use on their Citroëns. George Dyke to laugh at how he recounts them and the conclu- sion he reaches. It’s classic Larry! Let me turn the topic to CAC events this past year: We took a bold step a year ago with the creation of CITROËNVIE. And we Our CAC spring Toronto treasure hunt and our our annual Christmas party took an unprecedented move to offer its content for free to anyone who on Saturday December 5th were two great gatherings, both organized by wanted it. That took courage. Some people said we were nuts. However, Jennifer Webster and Doug Pengelly. Check out the “official” picture on the time has proven that we made the right decision. Now people throughout home page of the CAC website. Once again many thanks to Jennifer and North America and around the world read about how Citroëns and Citroën Doug for providing the hospitality and the venue for bringing us together for lifestyles exist in our part of the world. And judging by our ongoing sub- these two great events. scription requests and by the small number of folks who have opted out, we have unquestionably created quite an entity. One that has earned accolades This past summer we put a new event into the schedule and what an event and the expectation that each issue will raise the bar higher in the content it proved to be! Frances and Ken McGuinness invited Club members to a and professionalism that we strive for. spectacular pool party at their home. Live band. Great food. Wet and wild! Thank you Frances and Ken!! While we try to put it all together to please our readership, there are certain responsibilities that we at CITROËNVIE must address. I mention this be- And our September outing to the Peterborough Lift Locks was capped off by cause we are at a time of annual renewals for CITROËNVIE and CAC mem- a sumptuous dinner hosted by Anna and Barry Evans at their beautiful home berships. First of all there are material costs involved to make CITROËNVIE just north of Bowmanville. It’s hospitality like this that makes our outings happen. And while we offer CITROËNVIE for free in our “web resolution” so memorable. On behalf of all those that attended, I would like to say how format, we think there are compelling reasons to pay the modest $15 per very much we appreciate it! year to get a full resolution version. In the full resolution version photos This year we reached over- come to life with incredible detail. You can download each issue at will. It’s seas to give a very special important to note that your payment goes directly to cover publication costs. recognition award to Dragan Everyone that puts this publication together does so voluntarily. We person- Radovanovic in Umka, Serbia. ally pay for all the computers and technology used to create CITROËNVIE. Dragan is thrilled that we are So, where does your money go? It covers website expenses, online server trying to keep our Citroëns expenses, and costs we incur to promote CITROËNVIE to new prospective alive over here and has, on subscribers. numerous occasions, given For those that would like to get hard copies of CITROENVIE, we offer that us spot-on maintenace tips too. (Full details are available on the CITROËNVIE website: www.citroenvie. and sourced next to impos- com). No matter at what level you subscribe, I hope you feel that the value sible to find parts for us. we offer warrants your continued support. We truly appreciate your financial support as we continue our publication of CITROËNVIE. continued on page 4... CITROËNVIE ! 3 Winter 2010 CAC Prez Message ...continued from page 3 So what will be happening in 2010? Well, this year we have many new club activities on the docket. They include: • a brand new Toronto Adventure Rally on May 15 • a summer afternoon Niagara region outing on July 10 • our 2nd (annual?) BBQ & Pool party on August 8 • a weekend excursion through beautiful Prince Edward County with an over- night stay in Picton September 25-26. Our July Club meeting in 2010 will be very special. Since that is also Bastille Day, we will meet at Crêpes à Gogo, on Yorkville Avenue as part of a large celebration that Crêpes à Gogo owner, Véronique Perez, is organizing.